Fairy Home: Wilder Terrain Challenge Traditional Geocache
DarkZen: Removed these caches today and found the area very overgrown with nettles, PO and thistles~~along with many fallen trees making the trek nearly impossible. Thanks to all who visited! Archiving.
Fairy Home: Wilder Terrain Challenge
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A Lock and Lock box in the Peasley Gulch drainage corridor. The
best starting point for this challenge is at The Enchanted Forest
cache (GC182HZ)
The cache is a Lock and Lock box that contains a log, pencil and
several trade items.
Please read the safety
suggestions at the bottom before attempting this
cache.
Fairy Home:
Wilder Terrain Challenge
This cache is located in Peasley Gulch . This is a beautiful part
of the park. The trees and stumps are huge – it’s a little like a
land of the lost. There are ferns and small waterfalls. It’s quite
except for the chirping of the birds which are more numerous here
than in most parts of the park. Along the way you will see, frogs,
water dogs and pan sized trout. This is a great choice for the
summer, as there is lots of shade here and there is almost no PO!
There is no trail here. You will be walking down the main drainage
corridor picking your route as you go. The walking is mostly
relatively flat, however there are the occasional log jams, fallen
trees, pools, overgrowth, etc that will need to be negotiated. It
will sometimes choke down to the seemingly impossible but there is
always a way through or around and it always opens back up shortly.
The
Cache
The cache is an ammo box that contains a log, pencil and several
trade items.
Getting
There
The best bet for parking is at the main parking lot at Wilder Ranch
State Park, especially if you plan to be out for a while. It’s safe
and it supports the park system. From there walk to the farm then
under the walking ‘underpass’ out into the inland side of Wilder.
Alternately, you can park on Highway 1 (for free) near the
underpass and drop down onto the path below via the de facto
trail.
Safety
suggestions
Long pants are highly suggested for this hike. You will not need
them in the creekbed of course, but at times you will be tempted to
hike around some of the obstacles. This will take you into nettle
areas.
If you stay in the creekbed at some point you will probably get
your feet wet. Wear shoes accordingly.
Bring plenty of water.
A hiking staff will come in very handy for balance, rock-hopping,
path clearing, etc.
During the rainy season check with Park rangers for water
flow
PLEASE NOTE THE
WAYPOINT FOR EXITING THE CREEK, Exit to the left. From there
a trail will take you to Englemans Loop.
Additional Hints
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